"I have never yet set my eyes on any human creature whom I thought so beautiful as Lily Dale.

And now that beast is going to marry her! I'll tell you what, Crofts; I'll manage to pick a quarrel with him yet." Whereupon the doctor, seeing the nature of the complaint from which his companion was suffering, said nothing more, either about Lily or about Bell.
Soon after this Eames was at his own door, and was received there by his mother and sister with all the enthusiasm due to a hero.

"He has saved the earl's life!" Mrs Eames had exclaimed to her daughter on reading Lord De Guest's note.

"Oh, goodness!" and she threw herself back upon the sofa almost in a fainting condition.
"Saved Lord De Guest's life!" said Mary.
"Yes--under Providence," said Mrs Eames, as though that latter fact added much to her son's good deed.
"But how did he do it ?" "By cool courage and good feeling;--so his lordship says.

But I wonder how he really did do it ?" "Whatever way it was, he's torn all his clothes and lost his hat," said Mary.
"I don't care a bit about that," said Mrs Eames.